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Inova Health System
Fairfax, Virginia

Manager Inpatient Behavioral Health Services

Clinical PsychologyNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$108k-$175k

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Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
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Posted 14m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is looking for a dedicated Manager of Behavioral Health Services to join the team. This is a Full-Time, day shift position supporting our Inpatient Behavioral Health departments.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

The Manager of the Behavioral Health Services ensures compliance with the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Comprehensive Services Act contract requirements and The Joint Commission standards as they apply to hospital based programs and/or outpatient services.

Establishes and maintains a therapeutic and prosocial treatment environment.

Provides direct and indirect clinical supervision to counselors to enhance their individual counseling skills and the quality of services to patients. Handles team member relations and staff development for direct reports and develops goals and manages fiscal activities of the department.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Certification - Basic Life Support - upon start
  • Licensure - Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, or licensed Psychologist upon start
  • Experience - 5 Five years of experience post Master's degree in counseling and therapy with children, adolescents, adults and families
  • Education - Masters Degree

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous experience with high acuity, community health or hospitalization

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.

And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The manager ensures compliance with regulatory standards and maintains a therapeutic environment for inpatient behavioral health services. They also provide clinical supervision to counselors, manage staff development, and oversee departmental fiscal activities.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree and possess at least five years of post-graduate experience in counseling and therapy. A valid license as an LCSW, LPC, or Psychologist is required upon start.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Behavioral health managementFiscal managementCompliance managementCrisis interventionQuality assurance

Clinical Psychology Career Context

Of the 40 active Clinical Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 33% are remote, 45% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$141k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $140k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

5.1/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No nights

Living in Fairfax

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$687k
Typical market rent
$2,472/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Inova Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Falls Church, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision
401k match (first 5%)
Tuition assistance up to $5,250/year
Student loan assistance up to $10,000
Mental health support (25 sessions/year)